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In Events By Taufulou 5 Mins Read

The One Cafe @ Kota Damansara

28/10/2010 No Comments

When you said there is nothing to hunt in Kota Damansara is totally a lie. The F&B outlets are mushrooming like crazy in this area that makes The One Cafe into the list. The cafe definitely did grab my attention when I passed there couple of times until I visited this place only realise its a nice place to hang out.

[No Longer in Operation]

With lots of parking space available as they are operating in the new area.

One Cafe had made its interior to contemporary chic hop style that certainly attract young people like me to dine here.

Cozy sofa area that able to host for 6-8 pax . . .

and we will be entertain by the inhouse singer and this 2 guys certainly have great voice.

IF you are looking for a job, this are their criteria .. .

I just love this section that feel a bit more privacy especially with big group of friends can occupy here.

Their menu design is cute too as they are still now and many dish to introduce soon. . alot of the names in the menu are very eye capturing and creative.

This is the great chef behind the great menu. A guy specially hired all the way from Singapore to design its food.

In Advertorial By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

The Shout! Awards by X-Pax

22/10/2010 No Comments

When it comes to event, I am definitely going to be excited. . Who is not? It means, great music, hanging out with great friends, party and drink, dancing all the way. I mean, who is going to reject such invitations? Last year, I got invited to attend X-Pax launch of Blackberry by Celcom.

It was filled with great local artist with DJ Hu – Lapsap spinning off with his great track. . .

Joe performs with his rapping track which certainly do impress and is one of our great local artist.

If you got the thirst for awesome party, this year Celcom is going to bring you another great event under X-Play, that host serious series of great music entertainment to all of us by brining international DJ and local to give us a electrify show and experience in party that going to blow our mind away.

X-Pax bring you back The Shout! Awards which an award show created to award all our local entertainment Industry to recognize people from various field like Tv, Radio, Film and others. So you can start voting for your favourite people – http://www.shoutawards.com.my/ that the vote close on the 20^th of November 2010.

Before you shout too loud, there are a serious pre party show going to be held at The Library [email protected] on the 13^th of November 2010 that going to rock the whole building and creating side effect after that. You will be surprise to see performance from the winner of The Shout! Awards 2009, DJ to shake the scene and stand a chance to mingle with Mobile Content Award Nominee at the party . . That Means lots and lots of pictures with local artist, I am sure there will be a lot of pictures to post up after that to make your friend jealous!

Guess who will be appearing for the night?

Disagree embodies the energy of Alternative Rock, delivering unique sounds that are distinctive, straightforward and yet seemingly radio friendly. Their hit numbers such as ‘Crumbs’, ‘Scarecrow Adam’, and ‘Suicide Note’, have substantiated high recognition in the Malaysian English music scene. By delivering music which that is more mature and intensely melodic, Disagree continues to be the rage in the alternative scene.

Hujan which is no stranger to all of us for local artist . . .

An artist which is no stranger to every one of us that had made her successful debut music to be a hit single in club and radio station for Malaysia is Mizz Nina famous for her recent collaboration with Colby’O Donis ‘What you Waiting For’ whose music is influence by the likes of MC Lyte, Run DMC and Lauren Hill that bring something fresh to the local music scene. Previously known as the Teh Tarik Crew but now with her success in recent music scene, had lift the industry one key higher.

I am looking forward for this guy which originally hailing from Malaysia, Ash started DJ-ing in2004 in Australia. Since then, he has played most of Melbourne’s finest nightclubs and bars. He revolutionized and continues to lead the Mash-Up scene in Melbourne with his residency at the famed Seven Nightclub’s Sideroom, Melbourne’s Mash-Up scene by unleashing his creativity through mixing assorted music genres in his set. Ash has also played in special events such for Akon, T-Pain, MC Jin, MizzNina, Too Phat’s Joe Flizzow Montell Jordan, Justin Timberlake’s dancers and Australian Idol showcase

How to get invited?

You can register for your exclusive FREE invitation from the Xpax Facebook at www.facebook.com/xpaxfb

Join as a fan and click on the “XPLAY” tab
Register for a FREE invitation.
1^st 150 customers to register on Xpax Facebook will get Free Drinks as well! (If you are an Xpax or U.O.X. member, you’ll get 2 drinks!)

How to get free passes to Shout! Awards?

Just download 3 Call Me Tones of the Mobile Content Award 2010 nominees from www.channelx.com.my and stand a chance to win free passes to attend Shout! Awards on 20 November 2010!

In Events By Taufulou 10 Mins Read

Street food Hunting – Shilin Night Market @ Taipei

11/10/2010 No Comments

If you are in Taiwan, and you love street food or some street shopping and enjoy bargaining then, there is one place that you must not miss. It is not only famous to tourist but also locals, most of the time, this night market is sardine packed with people and if you do go there during their summer break or school holiday you can just expect to be push around. Shilin Market is one of the biggest and most famous night market in Taipei District. Easy access from public transportation that you can stop by at Shilin Night Market Station and the night market is located just opposite it.

This is one of the biggest junction that I have came accross. Lets start off with our very first food hunting. Please be aware that this post involves alot of food and drinks that might harm your eye sight and make a lil damage on your stomach.

Fish ball and fried squid for that kind of size, guess how much you have to pay? Its chewy, very cripsy from the outside.

Then we got introduce that there is one of the best fried chicken among so many stalls in this area which is stall no 5+. Once you walked into this big food market you will see a long que and that would certainly be the fried chicken stall.

Nono and Jennifer were helping us to be in the line while we were busy taking pictures. It took us about 15 minutes wait because the people in the line just do not buy one, at least 3 pcs per pax.

For such a huge piece of crispy fried chicken it cost only NT50

After buy it, we were brought inside the food market and I got shock to see how many food stalls are there cramping in this area. So pack and so many food to see. That makes it more than 500 food stalls around this area itself which have not include the main shopping streets of Shilin streets there.

We were brought to stall 441 which is recommended by Mary’s brother and his friend that this stall serve good Fried Oyster or ‘Oh Jian’

Besides selling that, they also do have smelly/sticky taufu available in fried or spicy soup version.

Spicy soup version.

Fried version.

Fried oyster here is certainly different from what we have in Malaysia but its something similar. Ours will taste abit jelly’ish but theirs is more on beaten egg that pours on top of the hot plate, fried and wraps it.

The main difference is that they do add on sauce on top of the Fried Oyster. The sauce turns out to be good, spicy, smooth in texture with a bit of lime sour eat along with the smooth fried oyster is something I do not mind to have the whole plate alone.

Oyster in there are moderate in size but for the price we are paying, we consider it cheap. One plate for around NT50 which have at least 6-7 oyster.

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 3 Mins Read

Best Bak Kut Teh (Restaurant Son In) @ Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur

13/09/2010 No Comments

Back in the streets of Jalan Ipoh, I was introduce to this little shop located around the area that this Bak Kut Teh Restaurant Son In stall used to operate on a 3 wheel hawker cart back in 15 years ago, with many people drive from far just to eat this stall and used to wait for hours that operate from 11pm onwards. Now they have move into a shop that Ken highly recommend me this place if were looking for nice pork stew soy sauce with Bak Kut Teh along as he had been one of the loyal customers for many many years.

The shop might not be pack with people but what I was told by Ken that he had tried all the Bak Kut Teh shop in this road and by far this shop offer one of the best. This stall use traditional method of cooking by using herbs to cook along with the pork ribs unlike others use only cabbage, mushroom, bean curd and others.

One of their signature is the ‘Oily Rice’ that must not to be miss, very fragrance with pig oil yet eat along with Bak Kut Teh is just something you do not want to miss out. I ended up having 3 bowls of this.

Then I order what they have and to start off with is ‘Bak Kut Teh’ Soup base with a mixture of all pork types and I love it with herbs taste on the soup base which is suits to my liking. The intestine and pork ribs all are soft, by dipping it with my mixture of dark soy sauce, chili and garlic is something I enjoy. This serve 1 pax.

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Ah Khai famous Char Siew Chicken Rice @ Restaurant Mei Yan, Taman Paramount, PJ

28/06/2010 No Comments

I used to stay in Taman Paramount when I first came down to KL which is at my aunts place, I constantly dine at those 2 coffee shop for its cheap food and economy rice and I totally never knew there is one hidden Char Siew stall right behind at it which never mention by my aunt also. Ah Khai famous Char Siew Chicken Rice was not until one of my colleague went to ‘ta pau’ char siew for boss and client to eat for lunch, then she let us try out the char siew and its heavenly good. From there, we were talking about it how good it was and must go to the stall to eat.

**UPDATE: Ah Khai Char Siew NO LONGER OPERATE at SIMONS Delight as now had move a few shops up to RESTAURANT MEI YAN. . . .starting May 2011

It was not until last week, we decided to hunt it down for this marvelous ‘Char Siew’ that located in Section 17 hidden inside Restaurant Simon’s Delights. We manage to reach there early as the time of operating business is from 11am-1pm. . . I just cannot imagine people doing business for just 3 hours a day. It must have been brisk business.

Seeing those ‘Char Siew’ hanging there is like waving at us to order it desperately making us place our order we a portion of char siew for 3 pax a plate for 3 plates.

One of the funny thing that I ask the owner, ‘Are you Local’ cuz while I was eating there and I kept figuring, is he local or not to do such a great char siew. . and his answer Yes… I am local just that I am not as white ask you guys that work in the office, since young I got burn infront of the stove by helping parents out that’s how I turn dark or ah bu neh neh. . . I can say, a very friendly guy that talk a lot of nonsense.

‘Roast Chicken’ is quite normal, nothing much to brag about. . .

The first place of ‘Char Siew is mix with Roast Pork’ that actually we wanted to try it out too, suprisingly it turn out to be good too, with the skin roasted well till it is crispy yet do not broke our teeth, with perfect thin layer of fats in between the lean meat and dip with the chili sauce is just perfect.

After I took picture of it, this plate of combo was gone in seconds . . till all 3 plates that got serve just gone. . We order another round of purely char siew only.

Pure ‘Char Siew’ was one of the best char siew I have ever come accross, with it well roast char siew till it was well quoted by caramelised with the burn end layer. . You can either chose 70% fats and 30% meat as we go ahead with equal fats and meat that spread out very well, till the bite in our mouth it melts as the meat is so soft and tender till it break into slices and the fats melts along with it. . . Every piece of it, is burst with flavor and that is how we ended up ordering another two more plates purely on char siew. If you love fats like my friend, go for the heavy weight more fats less meat..you will definately enjoy it!

At the end of the meal, the coffee shop were sardin pack with people ordering char siew and tapau, we even order a few take away back to office for tea time. Surely I am going back for more, we consider it quite cheap, with so many order and it is not more than RM10. Worth Recommending this place if you are a char siew lover~

Do go early to avoid dissapointment . . .

A recommended Char Siew place~

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 9/10, Very Good ah~ Recommended~ -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Ah Khai Famous Char Siew Chicken Rice
Restoran Mei Yan
Jalan 20/7,
Paramount Garden.

Open 11am to 1.30pm.

Closed every second Tuesday of the month.
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In Chinese Food By Taufulou 2 Mins Read

Ying Ker Lou, Hakka Cuisine @ Pavilion

04/01/2010 No Comments

My best friend Desmond had organize a gathering for the past round. Many of us came with the same usual group that we used to hang out when I was working with my old company yet I am very happy that get to meet up with them again, miss the happy hour, the lepak time at office below and that was the past.

This round the chosen place is the newly open restaurant Ying Ker Lou at Pavilion which I their branch at The Curve is quite good.

Looking at the menu, I had a hard choice of choosing the food and the same with the rest tooas everything seems delicious and their decision is chin chai la..*faint

Some of us we do reach early as we enjoy our lovely conversation over a pot of tea which I like it very much with strong taste of tea is detected that can paint a layer over my tongue.

Finally, we had decided what to eat after looking at the people next to us and enjoying themselves.
We ordered ‘Hakka Pun Choi’ (as suddenly I forgot the english name) as this big pot can dine by 8-10 pax as there are around 8 of us as that would be the right choice.

Filled with Hakka mee, Prawns, porks, belly’s and chicken.

This was the end of the road after we could not finish it not because of its too big as its because its to ‘jelak’ already. It was not the right choice of us to go along for this dish. Most of us find it so so only yet most of us are not full too.

The best part is when comes to paying, our Chin Chai dinner cost us RM50 each for this dish and it was a total dissapointment for me to pay for such a dish. All of us learn our lesson.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 4/10, Quite dissapointing~-Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Ying Ker Lou
1st floor
(next to J.Co Donut below Tangs)

*Non-Halal

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Street food Hunting – Shilin Night Market @ Taipei

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Ying Ker Lou, Hakka Cuisine @ Pavilion

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